Ubuntu – How to install Spyder3

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I'm looking for instructions on how to download and install Spyder3.

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and these are my computer specifications:

  • Ubuntu 64bits
  • Lenovo 510 Core I7
  • Ram: 8gb

Best Answer

Spyder can be installed with the following commands:

Spyder

sudo apt install spyder

Spyder3

sudo apt install spyder3

Python IDE for scientists
Spyder is a free open-source Python development environment providing MATLAB-like features in a simple and lightweight application.

If for you want to install the latest version of Sypder 3 instead of the Ubuntu package maintainer's version in Ubuntu 18.04 and earlier, the commands to do so are as follows:

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-pyqt4 python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit  
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade spyder

In Ubuntu 20.04 and later the commands to install the latest version of Sypder 3 are:

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit  
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade spyder

Spyder can do inline plotting. To try out this feature open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install python3 python3-matplotlib spyder3 ipython3

After the ipython3 prompt in the IPython console copy/paste the below code and press the Enter key to run it.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt   
x, y = [-1, 12], [1, 4]  
plt.plot(x, y, marker = 'o')

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